Polarization

Economic inequality leads to democratic erosion, study finds

UChicago scholar sheds light on why elected officials threaten democracy more often than military coups in the 21st century

UChicago political scientist Molly Offer-Westort named Carnegie Fellow

Prize will support experiments and tools to study online political discourse and misinformation

Zeenat Rahman

Title: Executive Director at the Institute of Politics

Expertise: Civil society and democracy building, Faith, Global youth populations, Inclusion and pluralism, Interfaith issues, Muslim American issues, Polarization

Departmental Website: https://politics.uchicago.edu/about/our-team